Benegal Committee submits recommendations on censorship

June 12, 2016 11:40

Ace filmmaker Goutam Ghosh, a member of the Shyam Benegal-led censor board revamp committee, said the panel has submitted some recommendations to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry regarding censorship in films.

"Let's see how they (the ministry) act on it," Ghosh told PTI on the sidelines of 'Bharat Nirman Awards' here last night.

The Benegal panel, in its first report submitted on April 26, had urged the government to lay down a "holistic framework for certification of films."

Asked to comment on the Bombay high court bench observations about "Udta Punjab" controversy, describing censor board as a body meant to certify films and not censor them, which could recommend cuts only as per guidelines, Ghosh said, "There need not be censorship in films, but there can be certifications in other ways.

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